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California opens 18 nonprofit big-game auction tags
California's CDFW opened its 2027 fundraising tag application window: 18 nonprofit big-game tags after nonprofits raised over $1M in 2026.
Stories by Wade Henley
Wade Henley is the Hunting & Outdoors Journalist for the HERE City Network, covering hunting and outdoors for every HERE site.
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Alaska opens 4-permit muskox hunt on the North Slope
Alaska is offering four muskox permits along the Dalton Highway corridor in Unit 26B, drawn from a herd surveyed at about 220 animals.
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North Dakota pheasant count 57% above 10-year average
North Dakota's 2026 pheasant brood index came in 57% above the 10-year average, while gray partridge counts dropped 25% from 2025.
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Minnesota’s pheasant index jumps 20%; west central up 74%
Minnesota's 2026 pheasant index rose 20% statewide and 74% in the west central region, led by warm dry summer nesting weather.
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Colorado’s 87-to-1 shot: 66,000 hunters chased 761 moose tags
Colorado's 2026 moose license lottery drew 66,000 applicants for 761 tags. Nonresidents faced odds of 205 to 1 or worse for a bull tag.
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Washington 5-day CWD testing clock kicks in for eastern hunters
Washington hunters in eastern 100-series units must submit deer, elk and moose samples for chronic wasting disease testing within 5 days.
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Minnesota moves to lock in lead-free hunting at Keystone Woods
Minnesota is taking public comment through October 8 on a rule to make lead-free ammunition permanent at Keystone Woods WMA.